Herrin came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-3 to the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tornadoes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 back in April.
Lillie Vestal and Madison Monchino did some serious damage despite the final result: Vestal went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Monchino went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Madison Dickerson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Herrin has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-22 record this season. As for Zeigler-Royalton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-11.
Coming up, Herrin will head out on the road to challenge Goreville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they will take on DuQuoin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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